Before the launch of the Xbox One, one of the features that were announced for the Xbox One was live streaming of gameplays, which made social and community gaming even more interactive and direct than ever.

However, this feature was not able to make it to the Xbox One launch, and worse, it seems that the feature won't be coming for a while.

In a report from The Verge, Twitch.tv, the partner of Microsoft related to the live gameplay streaming feature, has stated that it doesn't have the release date or even timeframe yet for the feature.

"Xbox One Direct Broadcasting: There is no ETA at this time from Microsoft. Expect a few more months. If we know sooner, we'll update," said a tweet from Twitch Support.

The PS4 has already offered the feature at launch, despite controversies that followed after The Playroom became a hotspot for the creation of obscene and offensive material. While it was easy for the PS4 to remove Twitch.tv access on The Playroom, this solution may not be easily available for the Xbox One.

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'Project Spark' Starts Beta for Xbox One

With the beta version of "Project Spark" already up for Windows, the beta for the Xbox One has just been announced for February.

According to Eurogamer, those who are already part of the Windows 8 beta will have instant access to the Xbox One beta. Members can get a second key for a friend.

The beta for "Project Spark" in Windows seems to be a success, as beta members have already started to create their own games. "Project Spark" is one of Xbox One's most awaited exclusives, as it provides a new platform for great gaming worlds that can be created and played by the community.

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Windows 9 to debut at Build 2014?

Those who have hated Windows 8 and all the changes that it brought may be happy to learn that the rumoured Windows 9 Threshold may be seeing a debut as early as Build 2014.

TechRadar reports that this April at Build 2014, the Windows 9 OS may be revealed, if a claim from Paul Thurrott, Microsoft blogger, is to be believed. Codenamed the Threshold, the Windows 9 is also rumoured for an April 2015 release date to the public.

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"To distance itself from the Windows 8 debacle, Microsoft is currently planning to drop the Windows 8 name and brand this next release as Windows 9," said Mr Thurrott in a statement quoted by TechRadar.

"Maturing and fixing the 'Metro' design language used by Windows will be a major focus area of Threshold. It's not clear what changes are coming, but it's safe to assume that a windowed mode that works on the desktop is part of that," Mr Thurrott added.

Previously, VG 24/7 reported that Threshold may actually be an update to Windows 8 to allow an integration of Windows PC, Windows Phone and Xbox One OS.

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